Maurizio Pellegrin
Marignana Gallery and Galleria Michela Rizzo present Maurizio Pellegrin’s exhibition “Myself and I”, curated by Elisabetta Barisoni, at the International Gallery of Modern Art “Ca’ Pesaro”.
The dialogue between modern art and contemporary voices finds an outlet at Ca’ Pesaro on the occasion of the major exhibition dedicated to the Venetian portrait of the nineteenth century (Italian title: Ritratto veneziano dell’Ottocento), featuring the contemporary perspective of a prominent interpreter of our era, Maurizio Pellegrin. Born in Venice in 1956 and resident in New York, Pellegrin
has divided his exhibition into two parts: the work entitled The Others, composed of more than a hundred portraits of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with the inclusion of objects and textiles, in which a human presence appears, although not always immediately declared or perceptible. These works, in a sense, constitute his virtual self-portrait.
The first room presents the artist’s reflections on his identity and vision of himself and his personal history. Imaginary Self-portraits of Pellegrin’s head shown in profile alternate with depictions of his native city, Venice. These are displayed alongside the eyes and faces of other memories that emerge from drawings and notes from the past, such as 104 Eyes and 1 Black Dot (2011) and Drawings (1984-2002).
While the primary focus lies on memory, the work goes beyond serving as a mere reliquary dedicated solely to the function of memory or historical inquiry. The elements within it form the pretext for a new condition of communication; in this way, the past becomes a reservoir of energy that finds expression in displacement and vibration.
In addition to the portraits, the exhibition presents a number of objects, including Memories (The Corsets), a work created in 2021 that suggests the figures and portraits through the signs of the physical and intimate presence of the body.
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Una lettura contemporanea del ritratto: Maurizio Pellegrin in mostra a Ca’ Pesaro, Emma Drocco, Exibart, December 2023
MAURIZIO PELLEGRIN Me stesso e io a Venezia, Ca’ Pesaro, Hestetika, November 2023
Maurizio Pellegrina Ca’ Pesaro attraverso ritratti e indumenti intimi, Francesco Liggieri, Il Gazzettino, November 2023
A Ca’ Pesaro la personale di Maurizio Pellegrin fa dialogare il ritratto contemporaneo col ritratto classico, Finestre sull’arte, November 2023
Pellegrin a Ca’ Pesaro. Realismo e astrazione nei giochi della memoria, Veronica Tuzii, Il Corriere del Veneto, November 2023
Il percorso nel passato di Pellegrin, Il Gazzettino, November 2023
Me stesso e io. Maurizio Pellegrin e i ritratti tra tessuti e biancheria intima, La Nuova Venezia e Mestre, November 2023
The Others, 18th and 19th Century Portrait, objects, variable dimensions, installation view
Memories (The Corsets), 2021, fabric and objects, 175,5×231 cm, installation view
Maurizio Pellegrin, Me stesso e io, installation view
Maurizio Pellegrin, Me stesso e io, installation view
Drawings, 1984-2002, pigments, pencil and fabric on paper on wood, variable dimensions, installation view